How to Install Neon MCP in Claude Code

Official Neon integration — serverless Postgres with branching, instant provisioning, and AI-native queries

What Neon MCP does

The official Neon MCP server provides AI agents with full access to Neon's serverless PostgreSQL platform — including Neon's unique database branching feature that lets you create isolated database copies for testing. Features: - Execute SQL queries on your Neon databases - Create and manage database branches (isolated copies for testing) - Provision new projects and databases instantly - Manage connection strings and access controls - Monitor compute usage and auto-suspend settings - Inspect table schemas and relationships - Run migrations and schema changes safely - Scale compute resources on demand What makes Neon unique for AI workflows: Database branching lets your AI create an isolated copy of your production database, test destructive operations safely, then merge or discard. This makes AI-driven schema migrations dramatically safer. Serverless architecture means zero idle costs — perfect for AI agent workflows that run intermittently.

neon

postgresql

serverless

branching

database

Installation steps

1Copy the config below
2Open or create .claude/mcp.json in your project root
3Paste inside "mcpServers": {}
4Reload Claude Code

Configuration

File location: .claude/mcp.json (project root) or ~/.claude/mcp.json (global)

.claude/mcp.jsonjson

{
  "neonMcp": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": [
      "-y",
      "@neondatabase/mcp-server-neon"
    ],
    "env": {
      "NEON_API_KEY": "your_neon_api_key"
    }
  }
}

Full server details GitHub Open Config Editor

Install in other clients

🤖Claude Desktop ⌨️Cursor 🏄Windsurf ✨OpenAI ♊Gemini

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